We booked a trip to Ninh Binh not knowing where is the place and what are we going to experience. We just want to spend fully our days to explore the whole of Hanoi as much as we can. So we grab the chance for all the trips available. And this trip is not as expensive, it cost only 33 USD. As mentioned in the previous post, you probably could grab a cheaper option on the street from different agency provided.
I definitely found this trip worth all the bucks I paid for. Continue reading it and I'll share you my experience as much as I remembered. (I forgot most of the thing as when I post this, it was half a year back already, I don't have a robot mind, I promise to faster clear out this trip post so I could post on another recent trip.)
Our first stop is this Hoa Lu Temple. A lot history story happening between the king and queen then remarried and then kingdom conquer again.
Lunch is in buffet style. You get to pick whatever you like and had some traditional Vietnam food to opt. This meal was actually luxurious as compared to the one we had in Halong Bay. This taste really good and I love the wide variety they provide and no sharing meal with strangers because it's awkward.
We did some cycling around the rice field. The road is slightly bumpy and small. I had not been riding for years actually find this hard but those who are used to riding, it was a simple ride with beautiful view and it is windy not too hot in March.
They called Ninh Binh as Halong Bay land, and my friends love this place as compared to the real Halong Bay. However, after searching on the website, this place is actually specifically called Tam Coc. Ninh Binh boat riding is another different experience and view and less tourist and scam. Our boat riding not to say we experience scam but it does sound a little forcing on us to give tips. We are asked to snap photos and pay for it, this still ok la consider the view quite nice. But rower had been paid by our tour guide for the service, after rowing to the end there will be a lot boat there selling drinks and foods, we are half force to buy drinks for her but we insist not to so she just don't want to row back. Waited for like 3 to 4 boats turning back only she unhappily row us back to the shore but once again ask tips from us. End up we actually paid her 1 USD because we felt helpless.
Our first rower is the small little boy at the age of 9 but after half an hour I think we are probably too heavy for him, he gave up and switch to a lady rower. He's pretty cute, don't you think so. For this cute little boy probably we will tip him willing la, but no chance la since he left us so early. And he probably got all the attention while rowing us cause he's the youngest among all rower and almost everyone passing by us took a photo of him. He was still practicing, not a full time yet. We are his first passenger :)
Hoping the photos actually speak by itself ;)
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